News and Other Updates

SUMMER, 2008   Thank you all for your attendance in our May 24th, 2008 conference.  We very much hope that you'll be able to attend in 2009.  Official invitations will be sent our by mail and email sometime in January, 2009.  You can join our mailing list and get the latest information about our conference.  It's easy to subscribe and unsubscribe.

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Conference Information for WHSMUN VII in 2009

Whitney High School's late May conference focuses on specialized committees and "International Gaming".  We are not a  traditional Model United Nations conference with familiar, pure academic committees.  At the end of the year, most delegates are "M.U.N.'ed out" and enjoy a bit of break from the ordinary.    

We don't require position papers at our conference because of the unique nature of most of our committees. 

Tentative Conference Schedule:

Individual delegate fee:  $20.00.  Checks are preferred to cash.  Please address check to "Whitney High School".

School fee: $20.00

Lunch choices:  We usually serve Subway or Quiznos boxed lunches, which includes the sandwich itself, chips, a big cookie, and a drink.  Choices include--Turkey Club / Italian / Honey Ham / Vegetarian.  It's very important for you to let us know about two weeks before the conference how many of what your delegation would like and keep a list so we can give tickets for the orders.  If you don't order in advance we'll give you tickets for turkey and vegetarian only, just in case.  Last year we didn't get all of your orders and fell short--but everyone got fed!

At lunch:  Our lunch is an hour and  fifteen minutes in order to give us time for our traditional lunchtime activities.  They include ethnic dancers from our Korean, Chinese, Indian, and Filipino groups (last year we couldn't have them).  We'll also have a DJ and end-of-the-year dance.

Awards:  Awards in all committees will be determined based on performance and ability.  Cooperation rather than showboating or "hard balling" will be rewarded.  Certificates will be given for commendable and outstanding delegate work.  Gavels will be rewarded in all committees.

We define a large or small school delegation based on the physical number of delegates brought to our conference.  If for example, Tustin High school, which has a huge MUN program, brings in 70 delegates, it would be designated as a large school.  However, if Tustin brings in only 5 delegates, they would be eligible for the small school delegation award.  We cannot tell you what the cut off for large or small delegations are until the acutal day of the conference!

Please help us!  Like all MUN Secretariats, we strive for fair and balanced chairs and judgment of delegate performance.  We aren't perfect and sometimes we might not notice something in committee that you do.  If there is a question about procedure, bias, etc. please let your advisor know so he can get in touch with our advisor, who will then deal with the issue.  We'll do our best to keep delegates from wasting time as well!

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THE SCHOOLS THAT ATTENDED OUR 2008 CONFERENCE

ADD YOUR SCHOOL FOR 2009

2008's ADVANCED COMMITTEES & TOPICS:

These are the committees and topics we had last year.  2009 will have similar committee with different topics

Security Council (Dual Delegation)

• The Famine in North Korea

• The Democratic Republic of Congo

Historical Security Council (Dual Delegation)

• Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

• Invasion of Afghanistan (1979)

League of Nations (Dual Delegation)

• The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia (1934)

• The Spanish Civil War 

World Bank

• Loan Proposals

• Micro Loans

World Economic Forum (Dual Delegation)

• The Business Outlook for China

• The Right to Education

Advanced Crisis Simulation 1

• American Cabinet

• Al-Queda Cabinet

Advanced Crisis 1 Security Council (Dual Delegation)

 

Work with... / react to... / cooperate with... / resist... etc. the events, decisions, and actions of the American and Al-Queda cabinets in Advanced Crisis 1.  Above all, KEEP THE PEACE!

Advanced Crisis Simulation 2:

• Chinese Cabinet

• Indian Cabinet

Diplomatic Europe (Dual Delegation)

• War breaks out in 1994 Europe in an alternative past.  Can your nation dominate the continent?

Mafia Council

• Open Agenda

2008's NOVICE COMMITTEES & TOPICS:

These are the committees and topics we had last year.  2009 will have similar committee with different topics

Security Council I:  (Dual Delegation)

• Crisis in Kosovo

• Instability in the Northern Caucuses (Chechnya & Ingushetia)

Security Council II: (Dual Delegation)

• The Crisis in Somalia

• The Conflict between Russia and Georgia

Novice Crisis:

• Turkish Cabinet

• Greek Cabinet

• British Cabinet

International Court of Justice

• Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)

• Certain Criminal Proceedings in France (Republic of the Congo v. France

International Criminal Court

• Thomas Lubanga (former leader of Union of Congolesse Patriots)

• Joseph Kony (Lord's Resistance Army Leader in Uganda)

NATO

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• The Situation in Kosovo

The Berlin Conference of 1885 (Triple Delegation)

• The Great Powers of Europe scramble for colonial control over Africa.  Will YOUR nation dominate, or will it be tossed into the dustbin of history?